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Just for basic approval, the main item I see is that you need to bring your pouches closer together. You might also want to pad them out a bit more, with either foam, batting, or bubble wrap. Also, note that the forearm armor sits on top of the gloves, not in them. Otherwise, you should be ok for basic clearance. Good work.

Some more minor progress with my soft goods: Collar closure direction swapped, velcro add. Velcro closure added on collar closure and upper chest. Zipper installed on shirt.

Yeah the square base on the elevator bolts is a feature of the original 3M bolts. Typically a square is cut into the side of the visor and then the threaded screw feeds through the dome portion. What you did will work just as well and it looks the same from the outside, which is all that really matters. Those screw ends do look long -- longer than the 3M ones -- likely bc cal had to make his own elevator bolts to fit his helm. I'd also be worried about them poking me in the head. You should be able to use different nuts to secure them. Also, you can add one of those rubber screw end covers on the part that's still sticking out. Not sure what size you need, but something like this: YEJI 25 Pcs 1/4" Black Screw Thread Protectors https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076WX9YSL/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_5MkQCbY8AWA47

It is possible, yes. Though it'd take a number of coats of gloss white to cover the black. Plus abs flexes, so you'll have to deal with cracking and chipping as you wear it. My recommendation? It'd be less work and turn out better if you sold it and purchased a biker kit.

Aside from the green screen head on shot, there's really not a lot of clear primary source examples available. I do have this photo, which is from the side, but it does show the collar profile decently enough.

Yeah, sounds like you've got the right strategy if you feel the need to fill the gap in. Keep in mind that it's pretty hard to see stuff like that -- the return edge on the front blocks a lot of that area from being visible.

Right on. I ended up ordering mine unweathered for the same reason.

Really great work there, man. Seriously. Those are some of the best looking boots I've seen in a long time.

Hi Raj, just as a point of clarification -- we may be silent as you post your progress, but please say the word when you've completed all your adjustments and the level 2 team will re-convene for our second review.

Hey Kurt, if you look closely, the scout helmet is actually not perfectly symmetrical. While it's not as grossly asymmetrical as an OT stormtrooper helmet, it's definitely not 3D sculpt perfect. Look at the head-on image below and you'll see what I mean

Nice. I'm in with my scout.

Nice work so far. I'm curious, what's the weight of Cal's rotocast helmet?

WHOOPS, sorry boss. Serves me right for reading that post without my glasses on. 🙄 I can do Saturday.

I'm just one person, but I made my travel plans around the original schedule. If the det's change it to Sunday as well, I can't make it. Sorry.

Nice work. Mounting the chin cup should be quite easy in comparison.

Hey Kyle, just some minor feedback, but you might want to re-align the back 1/3 of your boot tops. It's hard to tell if the fold is slightly slanted, or if they just have their velcro stuck together unevenly. Nice work on the boots overall, though.

Congrats Lancer!

I vaguely recall that someone mentioned it in one of the older boot build threads. As long as it's still wearable, comfortable, and looks like a scout boot from the outside, there's no reason you couldn't go that way.

That's a piece of velcro that attaches to the inside of my belt and keeps it from slipping down.

Mine attaches with velcro to the front of my flak vest. The strap goes between my legs and attaches to the back of my vest.

Yeah that looks like the WTF kit. I'm not trying to be harsh when I say this, but his kit (and especially the chest and back armor) is really suited for larger folks, so it's going to be challenging to get it to fit right with your body size.

Some progress -- Bund and pouches have arrived, courtesy of Chris Hale. I've taken all of the pockets and buttons off my DPM blouse and trousers. I plan to add a zipper closure for the blouse soon. Trouser front pockets are formed and sewn. Sewing them onto the trousers will be challenging, but I think I can do it. Question: I modded the collar, but I just realized that my closure tab is from right to left. There's no mention of the collar closure in the text, but the CRL images has it from left to right. Should I flip it?

Hi Raj, your enthusiasm is truly impressive! Just some feedback on your initial adjustments -- I think you can go a little bit deeper on the indent. You might also hit it with some primer to get a better sense of how it looks once painted. As a minor point -- with the dot, you should ideally aim to replicate the approximate proportions of the Magic of the Myth photos -- notice how the dot is a bit smaller than the circular greeblie? If you reduce the size of your dot by about 10%, that should just about do it. Again, your motivation to attack the issues is indeed impressive. With this attitude, you'll get to Level 2 soon, so keep it up

My belt has the rivet attachment, as required by the CRL. However, because the single rivet can become a stress point, I put a piece of plastic between the webbing and the rivet backing plate. I also ran my webbing a bit further into the plastic portion of the belt, and secured it with velcro.